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Justine Benin,(born 12 March 1975) is a French employment counsellor and politician who briefly served asSecretary of State for the Seain thegovernmentofPrime MinisterÉlisabeth Bornein 2022.[1][2]She previously was a deputy in the15th legislature of the French Fifth Republicfor the2nd constituencyofGuadeloupeas part of theMiscellaneous left,affiliated with theDemocratic Movement(MoDem).[3]
Justine Benin | |
|---|---|
 Justine Benin at the Assembly, June 2017 | |
| Secretary of State for the Sea | |
| In office 20 May 2022 – 4 July 2022 | |
| President | Emmanuel Macron |
| Prime Minister | Élisabeth Borne |
| Preceded by | Annick Girardin |
| Succeeded by | Hervé Berville |
| Parliamentary group | DVG,affiliated withMoDEM |
| Member of theNational AssemblyforGuadeloupe's 2nd constituency | |
| In office 20 June 2017 – June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Gabrielle Louis-Carabin |
| Succeeded by | Christian Baptiste |
| Councillor,Regional Council of Guadeloupe | |
| In office 5 March 2010 – 13 December 2015 | |
| President | Victorin Lurel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 March 1975 Les Abymes(Guadeloupe) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées |
Political career
editBorn inLes Abymes,Guadeloupe,Benin made her debut in politics at the municipal elections of 2008 by being elected to theLe Moulecouncil on the list ofGabrielle Louis-Carabin,then a member ofUMP.[4] At the 2010 regional elections, she was elected on the list of the socialist winnerVictorin Lurel.[4]
The following year, during the cantonal elections she was elected general councillor in the canton of Moule-2, eliminating from the first round the outgoing socialist Christian Couchy.[4]She was re-elected at the 2015 departmental election, after the merger of the townships of the municipality in the new canton of Moule.[4]
On 17 June 2017, Benin was elected as a left-wing deputy forGuadeloupe's 2nd constituency,receiving 64.26% of the votes cast in the 2nd round against theLREMcandidate Diana Peran.[5][3]
In May 2022, Benin was appointedSecretary of State for the Seain theBorne government.[6]Shelost her seatin the first round of the2022 French legislative election.[7]
Bibliography
edit- Justine Benin (2017).Ma méthode: l'exercice pratique du mandat local(in French). Éditions Graphica DL.ISBN978-2-915095-31-9.
References
edit- ^John Timsit (20 May 2022),Nouveau gouvernement: Justine Bénin, une ultramarine chargée de la MerLe Figaro.
- ^Remaniement: Hervé Berville, député Renaissance des Côtes-d’Armor, nommé secrétaire d’Etat à la merLe Monde,4 July.
- ^ab"Résultats des élections législatives 2017"[Results of 2017 Legislative Election] (in French). Ministry of the Interior.
- ^abcd"Qui sont nos conseillers départementaux?".France-Antilles(in French). 31 March 2015.Retrieved31 January2019.
- ^"Justine Bénin élue député de la 2e circonscription"(in French). 17 June 2017.
- ^"Justine Bénin entre au gouvernement d'Elisabeth Borne".RCI(in French).Retrieved21 May2022.
- ^"Législatives 2022: Justine Benin, secrétaire d'État chargée de la Mer, battue en Guadeloupe".ladepeche.fr(in French).Retrieved19 June2022.